Robin Boadway, Katherine Cuff and Kourtney Koebel The idea of a basic income – or a guaranteed minimum income for all adult Canadians regardless of employment status — has evolved from a niche interest among policy geeks to a topic of mainstream political discourse. Once advocated as a means of restructuring income supports and relieving…

Sir Sandford Fleming College President Tony Tilly says the upcoming basic income pilot in Lindsay is “exciting” – and he will be keeping an eye on Frost Campus’ enrollment numbers to see if they increase during the trial. Tilly says a research-based pilot project is something he supports for the town, because what we’re doing…

Roderick Benns interviewed Dr. Gary Bloch, a family physician with St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, about basic income. Bloch is also co-Chair of the Ontario College of Family Physicians’ Committee on Poverty and Health. His clinical, educational, program development, and research interests focus on the intersection between poverty and health, and specifically on what primary…

The co-founder of a major advocacy group in Canada for people with disabilities says there needs to be a “corrective balance” in the amount of money available for programs versus the amount of money available for individuals. Within that difference lies the elements of providing a basic income to all Canadians who may need it,…

Ursula Samuels wants to know that basic income will help Hamiltonians on social assistance get ahead. The 60-year-old mother who attended an information session at the Hamilton Central Library said she receives Ontario Works, and between juggling rent, food and other responsibilities, “it’s a struggle every month to get by. What I want to see is…

In a life filled with ups and downs, including a long-term relationship split and a bankruptcy, Pierre Madden says that along the way a basic income would have helped him out a great deal and prevented unnecessary stress. Now, trapped in a call centre position...

Robin Boadway, Katherine Cuff and Kourtney Koebel The idea of a basic income – or a guaranteed minimum income for all adult Canadians regardless of employment status -- has evolved from a niche interest among...

As the flames streaked down the cement highway median, Rebecca Pallister knew she was in real trouble. Could cement actually burn? In her rear view mirror the forests surrounding Fort McMurray were falling like blackened...

Sir Sandford Fleming College President Tony Tilly says the upcoming basic income pilot in Lindsay is “exciting” – and he will be keeping an eye on Frost Campus’ enrollment numbers to see if they increase...

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